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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 7476267" data-attributes="member: 97077">I really wonder sometimes in these discussions if the &quot;everyone is the same level regardless of participation&quot; is a hangover from previous editions of the game. That could be for people who played those games or who simply learned D&amp;D 5e from someone who brought that conceit with them into the new version.In those games (at least 3e and 4e), there really was a difference in contribution because of how those games were designed. As a result, I was concerned enough about PCs being the same level in D&amp;D 3e and 4e that I did away with XP for the most part because of it. (D&amp;D 4e even had special rules you could use to modify lower-level PCs so they could be in a group of higher-level PCs. Otherwise they couldn't hit the ACs, Defenses, and DCs of higher level monsters and skill checks!) That's really not the case in D&amp;D 5e due to its design and all of my practical experience in this edition has borne that out. Thus, I don't need to behave like it's D&amp;D 3e or 4e. PCs can be different levels and still effectively contribute.Now, &quot;I just don't like it...&quot; is a preference that can't be argued against - that's fine. But the argument that PCs of disparate levels can't be on the same team and still contribute meaningfully is simply incorrect. And you don't have to take my word for it - try it out and see.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iserith, post: 7476267, member: 97077"] I really wonder sometimes in these discussions if the "everyone is the same level regardless of participation" is a hangover from previous editions of the game. That could be for people who played those games or who simply learned D&D 5e from someone who brought that conceit with them into the new version. In those games (at least 3e and 4e), there really [I]was[/I] a difference in contribution because of how those games were designed. As a result, I was concerned enough about PCs being the same level in D&D 3e and 4e that I did away with XP for the most part because of it. (D&D 4e even had special rules you could use to modify lower-level PCs so they could be in a group of higher-level PCs. Otherwise they couldn't hit the ACs, Defenses, and DCs of higher level monsters and skill checks!) That's really not the case in D&D 5e due to its design and all of my practical experience in this edition has borne that out. Thus, I don't need to behave like it's D&D 3e or 4e. PCs can be different levels and still effectively contribute. Now, "I just don't like it..." is a preference that can't be argued against - that's fine. But the argument that PCs of disparate levels can't be on the same team and still contribute meaningfully is simply incorrect. And you don't have to take my word for it - try it out and see. [/QUOTE]

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